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July 10, 2006

Paramount Claims Infringement Over 9/11 Film

Marken Business:

The final-year Yale student Chris Moukarbel had made a 12-minute film concerning the attack on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001. The budget was tiny but its influence turned out to be great. The American film studio Paramount perceived the short film to be a potential threat to the success of its own film ‘World Trade Center’ and submitted a complaint against Moukarbel for copyright infringement and danger of confusion. The Paramount production, based on a script by successful director Oliver Stone, should be hitting American screens in August. A marketing campaign costing millions is already under way.
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Censored Tapes Constitute Infringement

MSN Money:

A federal appeals judge says sanitizing movies on DVD or VHS tape violates US copyright laws.

US District Judge Richard Matsch has ruled that editing movies to delete objectionable language, sex and violence is an "illegitimate business" that hurts Hollywood studios and directors who own the movie rights.

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